diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index ac43a862..505b9dd6 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ banaction=iptables-new
   Comment to #461417
 
 Although fail2ban should detect and recreate missing chains if the external
-command wipes out iptables, it is better to explicitely to force-reload
+command wipes out iptables, it is better to explicitly to force-reload
 fail2ban. For this reason there is examples/ipmasq-ZZZzzz|fail2ban.rul file is
 shipped along to be installed under name ZZZzzz|fail2ban.rul within
 /etc/ipmasq.